week .
CAPPA President Glen Haubold and Ed Heptig opened the conference Monday morning then Shel-ton Riley gave the days invocation. On behalf of the mayor, City Commissioner Mike Dodson welcomed those present to Manhattan and gave remarks of what a great city Manhattan is and what the future looks like for Manhattan. The Keynote speaker, Kurt Schulz, Presi-dent of Kansas State Uni-versity, was introduced by Ryan Swanson, Associate Vice President of Facilities. President Schulz shared his vision for K-State; to be recognized as a top 50 pub-lic research university by 2025.
Tuesday opened with a packed day with Glen Hau
bold introducing APPA representative Norm Young. Mr Young gave an update and presentation from APPA. Kathryn Harth introduced the Key-note speaker KC Wolf, Dan Meers, who gave an amaz-ing comeback story about a man, or a wolf, or maybe both.
Our educational sessions on Monday and Tuesday addressed capital planning and project management, sustainable flooring op-tions, facilities funding, improving chiller plant performance, creating healthy living environ-ments and campus securi-
ty, in addition to other top-ics. Sustainability, network-ing, green initiatives and educated use of resources were the common theme across the sessions.
In the Exhibit Hall, 120 business partners repre-senting 60 businesses shared information with conference attendees about services and prod-ucts geared to the unique needs and interests of CAP-PA members. A big "Thank You" to our Business Part-ners for without them we would not be able to have this type of conference.
Attendees balanced work and fun at the confer-ence. Sunday they were able to network with each other and Business Part-ners, choosing from a golf tournament or a tour of lo-cal Breweries or an after-noon through the Sunset Zoo. The opening of the Vendor booths Sunday night was followed by a football watching party in the KSU West Side Football Stadium. After the first day of the conference, partici-pants enjoyed dining at the Flint Hills Discovery Cen-ter. Those of us who are fortunate enough to live in Manhattan count ourselves lucky to be surrounded by such beauty.
On Monday, CAPPA Spouses and guests toured Wamego, home of the Wizard of OZ collec-tion, great small town shopping and historic Theater. Tuesday they visited the KSU Gardens,
were given campus tours and then met up with the CAPPA group as they toured the campus. We all finished up with the famous KSU Call Hall Ice Cream before tak-ing the CAPPA group pho-to. CAPPA 2015 concluded with a reception and an awards banquet that fea-tured the KC Improv Come-dy Troupe.
A large Thank You to Kan-sas State University and our Administration for approv-ing us to host the CAPPA conference in 2015. My thanks also goes out to our Planning Committee Ed Rice, Al Leikam and Kathryn Harth (Meeting Planner) for without their efforts and sup-port I would not have been able to do this. I really want to thank all the CAPPA Fami-ly that were able to attend the conference. I hope you all took something back to your campuses from the conference. We hope you all enjoyed yourself while you were in the little Apple.
CAPPA Newsletter—Spring 2016
Issue 156
Spring 2016
From the President 1
From the Immediate Past President
2
CAPPA 2015 Awards & Committees Elections
2
CAPPA Tech 2016 3
Four Steps for Success-ful Capital Planning
4
News from North Dako-ta
5
From the APPA Jr Rep-resentative
7
APPA Awards & Recog-nitions
9
Inside this issue:
From the President:
By Ed Heptig, Kansas State University
Kansas State University was honored to host the CAPPA 2015 Annual Meeting in the Little Apple. The conference drew 275 attendees to Man-hattan, KS, from October 11-15, 2015. Our meeting theme was “The Future? It’s Now!” There were 12 states repre-sented by higher education attendees and there were 41 Higher Ed institutions repre-sented. Our Business Part-ners traveled from 21 states to be with us through the
By Glen Hubbold
It was honor for me
to serve this past year
as your President! On
a personal note, I
think it is important to give something
back to your profession, and this has
been a great opportunity for me to do
so. The year started with the 2014
Conference in El Paso, and the folks at
the University of Texas at El Paso and
my staff at New Mexico State Universi-
ty enjoyed hosting all of you.
As those who have hosted events
know, these take a lot of planning,
adjusting, and flexibility, accompa-
nied by no small amount of stress.
When I accepted that gavel from Da-
vid Handwork, I realized that there
was no rest for the wicked, and that
the duties of President were just enter-
ing a different phase.
We had some real accomplishments
this past year. While we did not have
them as regularly as I would have
liked, we began having regular con-
ference calls with Executive Commit-
tee (XC) members. We also undertook
steps to re-engage our committee
representatives to APPA with the XC,
so that we can better align our initia-
tives with those of our national organi-
zation.
I made it a personal goal to fill all
committee chair and XC positions, and
by the end of the conference in Man-
hattan, Kansas, we had one remaining
position vacant, that of the Business
Partner Liaison to APPA. Every time I
asked for volunteers for service, the
CAPPA membership really stepped
up, and we all appreciate it. We also
took a hard look at the by-laws, and
realized that they are somewhat re-
strictive and out-of-date. At the annual
meeting, you, the membership, gave
the XC authority to make changes un-
der certain conditions.
Finally, I have something I would
like to get your feedback on. Higher
Education is changing at an extraordi-
narily fast rate. All of us are coming
under more and more pressure to
From the Immediate Past President . . .
Page 2 CAPPA Newsletter—Spring 2016
CAPPA 2015 Awards and Elections APPA awards presented were:
Unsung Hero:
Steve McClain, Roy Ruiz and J.B. Mes‐ser
President’s Award:
Glen Haubold, Lalo Gomez & Carlos Vasquez for their work on the Mexico Ini a ve
Recipients of CAPPA awards presented were:
Newsle er Award:
Ana Thiemer & Sterling Miller
Cer ficate of Meritorious Service:
Julio Cisneros and Mike Miller
Dis nguished Member Award:
Shelton Riley & Miles Abernathy
Presidents Award:
Bob Eckels & Sue‐Anna Miller
2015‐2016 CAPPA Officers
President – Ed Hep g, Kansas State University at Manha an
1st Vice President – Ian Hadden, Uni‐versity of Arkansas at Li le Rock
2nd Vice President – Angela Meyer, Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau
3rd Vice President – Robert Wall, Jr, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
reduce our costs, and that includes
professional development, travel, and
conferences. I say “all of us”, because
even if you have not felt that pressure
yet, my guess is that you will.
Yet, in CAPPA we still use the same
conference format that we used when
I first attended one – and that’s been a
while. If you have changes that you
would like to see, let us know. Better
yet, let me help you find a committee
to serve on, and give us the feedback
yourself!
Immediate Past President – Glen Haubol, New Mexico State University
Senior Representa ve to APPA – Shelton Riley, Texas Chris an University at Fort Worth
Junior Representa ve to APPA – David Handwork, Arkansas State University at Faye eville
Treasurer – Tim S ger, Edmond Schools, Edmond, Oklahoma
Business Partner Representa ve – Keith Macejewski, Sightlines
Business Partner Representa ve‐ Armand J. Harpin, KJWW Engineering Consultants
Informa on Services Chair – Roy Ruiz, Uni‐versity of Texas at Aus n
Membership Chair ‐ Jim Schreiber
Secretary – Sheila Awalt,
Professional Development Co‐Chair – Lee McQueen, University of Nebraska Kearney
Professional Development Co‐Chair – Priscilla Carabajal
Historian – Randy Culver, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota
Newsle er – Angie Mitchell, Southeast Mis‐souri State University at Cape Girardeau
By Lee McQueen Professional Develop-ment Co-Chair The 2016 CAPPA Tech-
nology and Leadership
Conference was held February 24-26
in San Antonio, Texas.
This conference is a mid-year offering
unique to the CAPPA region. The con-
ference this year drew participants
from three APPA regions and offered
quality educational programming at
an exceptional rate.
The conference was attended by 150
higher education and business part-
ners. Included in this group were 11
higher education participants who
received Continuing Education Grants
that paid their registration and much
of their travel expense. More infor-
mation on these grants is available at
http://www.cappaedu.com/
education .
For this year’s conference we again
offered two plenary sessions. Profes-
sional Development Committee asked
Don Albinger, to speak about the top-
ic Technology Futurist/Dreamer. Mr.
Albinger is Vice President, Global
Product Management for Johnson
Controls. He discussed how “The Fu-
ture of Higher Education Technology.
Sustainability, Climate Change and
the ‘Internet of Things’” will connect
the value of big data and technology
convergence with the higher educa-
tion campus.
Professional Development also
asked Joseph Han, Ed.D., to speak
about the topic Creative Vision/
Lateral Thinking/ AHA! Moments. Dr.
Han is Associate Vice President of
Administration and Operations at
Cleveland State University, and has
received the President’s Award from
APPA. He told us that “Innovation is
heralded as the new Darwinism - Inno-
vate or perish!” He talked about what
organizations can and must do to re-
main relevant and effective.
Speed Networking again opened the
conference by providing a five-minute
forum for higher education members
to meet and discuss with business
partners poised to help solve campus
facilities issues. The opening recep-
tion provided opportunities for at-
tendees to meet and greet each other
in an informal setting.
Fourteen higher education members
from six states completed APPA’s
Academy on Campus: Level 1 under
the guidance of Glenn Smith, former
APPA President.
Two stand-alone sessions were of-
fered on Wednesday. The “Emerging
Professionals Regional Summit” was
the first-ever regional offering of this
popular APPA program. This facilitat-
ed program offered networking op-
portunities, guided discussion and
leadership skills development. It gave
participants the opportunity to share
their knowledge and best practices.
The program focused on identifying
individual and department roles in
aligning with the institutional mission,
and answered key questions: How do
you as a facilities management profes-
sional support the institutional mis-
sion? How can APPA help you? How
can you use data to get the resources
you need?
“Key Performance Indicators and
Metrics” was available to all facilities
professionals regardless of the CMMS
or IWMS they use. It provided signifi-
cant information about defining, estab-
lishing and using key performance
indicators and metrics to guide and
improve organizational efficiency.
This optional, pre-conference session
was free to those registrants.
The conference ended with the tradi-
tional ice cream social. Door prizes
awarded included seven scholarships
to future CAPPA events, including two
for the 2017 Technology and Leader-
ship Conference (Arkansas Tech, Tex-
as State), two for the fall CAPPA con-
ference in Little Rock (Texas State,
New Mexico State), two for attending
future Supervisors Toolkits in CAPPA
region (San Jacinto College, University
of Texas – El Paso), and one for a CAP-
PA-region Leadership Academy
(Arkansas State). Congratulations to
those schools!
We are excited to begin planning for
next year’s conference. Mark your
calendars for the conference to be
back in San Antonio the week of Feb-
ruary 27, 2017. Professional Develop-
ment Committee is already seeking
input from interested business part-
ners and other educational presenters,
so if you think that you have a topic of
interest, contact the Professional De-
velopment Committee at cap-
We’ve got some great ideas for extra
sessions that we think you will enjoy.
We’ll see you next year!
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CAPPA Technology and Leadership Conference 2016
By Keith Macejewski
CAPPA Business Part-ner Rep
Sightlines
Campuses
across North
America are
struggling to manage project back-
logs amidst a backdrop of inade-
quate capital investment. Tradition-
al backlog inventories produce a
database of projects, often with
mind-bogglingly large projections
of total investment needs. The
struggle for campus leadership
then becomes figuring out how to
tackle the list. Unfortunately, the
enormity of the situation often leads
to the inventory sitting on a shelf
collecting dust. While cataloging
projects is important, having a strat-
egy to address them in an orderly
manner is the key to success. So,
how can institutional leaders focus
their efforts and show progress to-
wards outcomes that can be articu-
lated across campus?
There are a number of steps that
finance and facilities leaders should
consider when evaluating a project
inventory. First, the cause of the
backlog must be understood and
the impact of funding (or under-
funding) must be defined. Knowing
where your institution has been
historically can help provide con-
text for where the institution is to-
day, which in turn can help leaders
chart a course for future success.
This also gives a foundation for ad-
dressing the project inventory.
Second, the project inventory
must be created. Many institutions have
conducted independent studies over
the years, but too often the information
these studies provided remained in
individual “silos.” Also, significant cam-
pus knowledge may not have been cap-
tured by these outside studies. A pro-
ject inventory should merge any exist-
ing studies while pooling institutional
knowledge from facilities and mainte-
nance personnel into one working, liv-
ing document. It should be more than
just a list of what is broken; it should
consider issues such as repair and re-
placement, modernization, utility infra-
structure, future programmatic and
technological shifts, and master plan-
ning.
What happens once the inventory is
created? Well, you’ve probably heard
the old joke: how do you eat an ele-
phant? One bite at a time. This same
idea applies here. The projects must be
filtered and prioritized by investment
strategies or portfolios. This should not
be a “one-size-fits-all approach;” each
campus should carefully consider cur-
4 Steps for Successful Capital Planning
Page 4 CAPPA Newsletter—Spring 2016
rent situations and future goals. Strate-
gies may be defined around various
criteria, such as:
Mission (e.g. retention, recruiting)Function (e.g. academic, student
life, transitional)
Financial criteria
Programmatic value
These criteria can be further seg-
mented, with the needs broken down
by system, priority, or project impact.
This allows facilities leaders to under-
stand the unique investment needs of
individual segments of their campus.
At this point, institu-
tional leaders must
match funding to pro-
jects. Nearly all cam-
puses struggle to fully
fund capital needs. To
help prioritize capital
spending, campus lead-
ers should create in-
vestment criteria specif-
ic to each of the seg-
ments they created
when evaluating their
project inventory. For
instance, a campus may
aim to reduce renovation age of their
housing portfolio or an institution may
choose to reduce expenditures on
buildings with low programmatic val-
ue. These targets create the frame-
work against which projects are prior-
itized. Facilities leaders then use their
industry knowledge to select projects
that will achieve the targeted goals.
Plans are projected into the future,
and mechanisms are put into place for
measuring and reporting perfor-
mance. This allows key decision mak-
ers to track progress against institu-
tional goals and readjust strategies to
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changing circumstances.
A successful capital plan will be flexi-
ble, inclusive, credible, affordable and
sustainable. Resources are aligned with
affordable capital plans that support
mission and mitigate risk. With this plan
in place, projects are no longer
“picked” arbitrarily; they are funded
based on priority and their ability to
support the plan. With this new level of
transparency, leaders who have suc-
cessfully implemented this process have
seen results including:
Reduction of the campus footprint by removing high-need facilities
Increased funding earmarked for deferred maintenance
The creation of a multiyear capital plan, which included renovations,
relocation of offices and improve-
ments to the utility infrastructure
Increases in overall campus facili-ties asset value
Once the plan is established, it’s im-
portant to remember that no plan should
be set in stone. This is not a document
that gets put away and forgotten. It re-
quires frequent updates and evaluation
because things change on campus. How-
ever, some things won’t change. Your
institution will never have enough fund-
ing. New programs and needs constantly
arise, so contingency management is
key. Continuous communication across
constituent groups is necessary to keep
buy-in levels high and expectations
aligned with overall goals. Measuring
and reporting performance of the plan
will help your institution chart a solid
financial course for the future and keep
the project list in check.
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News from North Dakota . . . By Larry Zitzow
University of North Dakota
Greetings from the north country!! North Dakota has been going through some drastic changes in the last few years and UND is no exception.
Some of the changes include some major construction projects. They in-clude the following:
New Med school— A $125 million dollar project funded by the State to double the number of doctors they produce. This is the largest higher ed funded project in our history.
Law school addition and renovation
A high performance facility to house a 300 meter track and a foot-ball field under one roof
Renovation and addition to our largest dining hall
A new unmanned aircraft program is being developed along with a new facility
A new president is being sought as our current president is retiring.
The logo and nick name that UND had was the “Fighting Sioux” which has now been re-placed with the “Fighting Hawks”. We are searching for a logo at this point and hope to have that in place by summer.
With the oil price decreasing, we are all enjoying low prices at the pump, we now see a large number of workers leaving the oil fields. Still not back to nor-mal, but there is far less people and activity in the oil fields. This has also helped us to obtain workers, especially in the trades.
Life is good in North Dakota!
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Facilities Techs Test-Drive Building Automation Simulators By Laura Illanes
University of Texas at Austin
The advent of direct digital controls
(DDC) has propelled the technology,
capability, and complexity of building
operations forward over the last 15
years. The combination of DDC and
intelligent operating systems creates
a Building Automation System (BAS).
A BAS centralizes the control of a
building’s heating, ventilation and air
conditioning (HVAC), lighting, and
other systems. “Intelligent” buildings
improve occupant comfort, provide
efficient operation of the building sys-
tems, and reduce energy consumption
and operating costs. However, they
are much more complicated and tech-
nical than earlier control systems and
require a new generation of employ-
ees who are computer literate and
technically savvy to maintain and op-
erate them.
At the University of Texas at Austin
campus building automation systems
are operated and managed by the
technical specialists of the Building
Operations group led by Mark White,
Building Operations manager. The
group is a branch of the Facilities Op-
erations & Maintenance (FOM) divi-
sion of the university’s Facilities Ser-
vices department. The Building Oper-
ations group is responsible for pro-
gramming, monitoring, and analyzing
the campus building systems. White
knows better than anyone how com-
plex these systems are and set out to
ensure the university’s BAS operators
and instrumentation and controls
(I&C) technicians are proficient at
diagnosing, troubleshooting, and re-
pairing these systems. With more
buildings coming online, and the
number of intelligent buildings in-
creasing with the transition from
pneumatic to digital controls, White
needed a hands-on training method
that would give technicians field ex-
perience they need without affecting
real systems or building occupants.
The solution was to design two train-
ing and simulator devices. At first
glance, the devices look like they be-
long in a jetliner cockpit or perhaps a
control tower. But, they are in a ware-
house-turned-office space at the uni-
versity’s Facilities Complex—the new
home for two highly technical simula-
tors that serve as training and testing
devices for the Facilities Operations &
Maintenance staff. The simulators pro-
vide technicians with hands-on expe-
rience on the campus’s two primary
BASs: Andover Continuum and Sie-
mens Apogee.
The two training benches are com-
prised of a BAS workstation and sever-
al BAS controllers and hardware com-
ponents common to the BAS systems
used on the campus. The benches also
include an interactive air handler sim-
ulator panel to mimic operation of an
actual air handler unit in the field. De-
signed to be mobile and self-
contained, these benches can be used
in conference and training rooms for
larger groups.
White anticipates that the benches will
help develop staff ability to use the
operating systems’ software, diagnose
and troubleshoot BAS components and
field devices, and test control pro-
gramming and system hardware.
The simulators are incorporated
into courses developed as part of
the FOM division’s in-house
training system, which provides
more efficient use of the univer-
sity’s resources. White began
administering the courses using
the training benches in early
August 2015. As he points out,
“We’ve trained 48 technicians to
date, with more classes in devel-
opment. The feedback from the
first few classes has been excel-
lent, with an average survey
score of 34 out of 35 (96 percent
positive).”
“We can also talk about the eco-
nomics of the in-house training
system,” White says. “It costs
approximately $3,000 per per-
son, including travel, to send
technicians to off-site manufac-
turers’ week-long train-
ing. We’ve trained nearly 50
people so far. By using a train-
the-trainer concept, the benches
have already paid for them-
selves. Given our limited budget
for training, it would have taken
three to five years to send that
many people to an off-site class,
and many of them would proba-
bly not have had the opportunity
to attend at all. We now also have
the capability to retrain and rein-
force what they learn anytime we
want.”
Building operations at the univer-
sity have evolved as the technol-
ogy that drives them has evolved
into the digital age. The techni-
cians who keep these complex
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systems running must now possess
more technically advanced skills and
knowledge. The university’s Building
Operations group has risen to the
challenge through innovative solu-
tions such as the training benches. As
President Fenves took office, he spoke
of his commitment to pursuing excel-
lence in innovative ways, and we in
Facilities Services stand behind that
commitment.
“We are really excited to have these
two benches as a training tool for our
staff,” White says. “If you have any
ideas on training opportunities where
these systems might be used, please
don’t hesitate to contact me.”
For more information or to see a
demonstration, contact Mark White at
512-232-1953 or at
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C
to APPA leadership. Here are some
specific activities you should be
aware:
APPA Credentialing – APPA is com-mitted to supporting and advancing
Education Professionals. One ad-
vancement aspect is providing profes-
sional accreditation in Education Facil-
ities Professional (EFP) and Certified
Educational Facilities Professional
(CEFP). In late 2014, all of the EFP and
CEFP preparation and testing was
moved to online format for conven-
ience and accessibility to users. Cost
of credentialing is the current barrier
for most prospects. CAPPA and APPA
will be exploring means of reducing
cost to minimize this barrier in 2016
and 2017. More details in the spring
newsletter.
Book of Knowledge – One important role of APPA regional representatives
is continuous review, additions, and
modifications of the APPA Book of
Knowledge (BOK). If you are
not aware of the tremendous
resource found in the BOK, you
should go to www.appa.org
right away and explore the
BOK contents. The BOK is the
quintessential source for high-
er education professionals, as
well as the study and course
resource for the professional
credentialing program. Work
is ongoing for review. CAPPA
members are encouraged to
provide input and peer review of BOK.
Mentoring Program – APPA recog-nizes with influx of more emerging
professionals in higher education,
mentoring is a valuable resource for
staff development and institutional
continuous improvement. Regional
reps are sharing best practices from
their regions that are effective actions
for starting and sustaining mentorship.
CAPPA will be learning and planning
ways to pass on the mentorship to the
membership over the coming months.
I’ll leave you with an encouraging
word from the late and great Yogi Ber-
ra:
“You’ve got to be very careful if you
don’t know where you are going, be-
cause you might not get there”. So
true. I’m very encouraged CAPPA and
APPA has a vision of where we want
our membership to be short term and
long term, and more importantly, a
plan for our membership to achieve
this vision.
From the APPA Junior Representative . . . By David Handwork
Arkansas State University
Greetings to the CAPPA
membership!
I am very honored to report to you as
your CAPPA Junior Representative to
APPA. I will complement and hopefully
fulfill this role as effective as Shelton
Riley (your Senior Representative) and
others before me. Part of my duties as
Jr. Rep is to be a voice of the CAPPA
membership interest at the APPA level,
and to communicate information back to
you. As your representative, please
feel free to contact me directly if you or
your institution have a specific need or
concern that should be communicated
CAPPA Tech 2016—Networking
Page 8 CAPPA Newsletter—Spring 2016
Learning & Growing . . .
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By Glen Hubbold
The Executive Board of CAPPA has tried to “step up our
game” with regards to engagement with APPA. We are
making sure that our representatives listen to the initia-
tives, provide feedback, and bring back reports.
Why? Because APPA has a lot to offer that we should take
advantage of.
A visit to the APPA Awards and Recognition page http://
www.appa.org/membershipawards/ will reveal a number
of opportunities:
APPA's Effective and Innovative Practices Award rec-ognizes programs and processes that enhance service
delivery, lower costs, increase productivity, improve
customer service, generate revenue, or otherwise
benefit the educational institution. Award nomination
entries must describe either a new program or signifi-
cant restructuring of an existing program or process.
Up to five ranked submissions will be eligible for a
cash award sponsored by Sodexo.
APPA's Sustainability Award in Facilities Management
Your Name in Lights . . . APPA Awards & Recognitions is designed to recognize and advance sustainability
excellence in educational facilities. This is APPA's
newest award and is reflective of APPA's
"Sustainability Statement" and was introduced for the
first time in the 2012 annual award cycle. This award
recognizes the facilities management department
that has integrated sustainable policies and "green"
practices throughout all facets of the organization
and embedded them within the educational institu-
tion.
The Rex Dillow Award is presented to the author or authors of the best article published in Facilities
Manager magazine during the previous year. Recipi-
ents are selected by the Information and Research
Committee.
I can tell you personally that submitting for the
awards is rewarding, whether you win or lose.
This year, my team and I worked very hard on
the APPA Award for Excellence, and NMSU has
been selected for a site visit to see if we are wor-
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Editor: Angie Mitchell E-mail: [email protected]
FROM THE EDITOR:
Thanks to all that submitted articles for Spring edition of the CAPPA Newsletter. You can write and submit articles for the
next Newsletter at any time. The next Newsletter should be issued some time in August. I look forward to hearing from
you. You can email the articles to [email protected].
Information at your fingertips! http://cappaedu.org
thy or not; we are honored just to
make it this far.
I know that some of you can think of
something to submit for the Effective
and Innovative Practices Award
and / or the Sustainability Award in
Facilities Management. And, you
can’t win a Rex Dillow Award for an
article in Facilities Manager unless
you write about something – but I
alss know that many of you are good
writers and have plenty to write
about.
So get writing because these are due next fall – and we’ll see you pick up your award at the APPA national conference in 2017!
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CAPPA 2015 Conference—Manhattan, KS—
Thanks to Miles Abernathy for all of the photos from CAPPA 2015
Conference and CAPPA Tech 2016!
University of Arkansas at Little Rock is very excited to welcome CAPPA mem-bers back to Little Rock in October 2016. Our theme is Energizing Your Peo-ple and Your Utility Plants. The call for presentations was released in Febru-ary (web-link to call). Business Partner registration opened on March 7 and Higher Education registration will open by the end of April. Registration can be completed at http://www.cappaedu.org/events.
We’re looking forward to a great event and hope to see you in October!